What Does The Book Of Revelation Mean

Some might think that the book of Revelation is all about doom and gloom, but some of Revelation is actually for encouragement and gives us an incentive to spread God's word, to save others from God's wrath. The things that happen to unbelievers in this book is terrible. This should not scare believers, but encourage us to spread God's word and help others become believers in Jesus. If there are people that you know that aren't believers then show them the book of Revelation and let them know what you want to keep them from going through. Chapter 1 of Revelation is the introduction and tells us when John sees Jesus. Chapters 2-3, John writes letters to the seven Christian churches of Asia Minor. Chapters 4-5 are when John actually goes up

When the first four seals are broken, we see riders from Heaven go to the earth; one set on conquest, the next one to take peace from this world and to make people kill each other, the third rider having a pair of scales to measure food and money, and a fourth rider named Death. Death was “given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.” In verse 12 of chapter 6(NIV), when the Lamb breaks the sixth seal, there is a “great earthquake” and every mountain and island is removed from the world. After this happens everyone is hiding and pleading with the rocks to fall on them to hide them from God, because they are afraid of God's

12,000 people from each of the twelve tribes of Israel were sealed. In verses 9 to 14, those that “have come out of the great tribulation”, are wearing robes washed white by the blood of the Lamb and worshiping and praising God. Verses 16 and 17 are nothing but promises that “Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat down on them;(Isaiah 49:10) nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepard; 'he will lead them to the springs of living water.'(Isaiah 49:10) 'And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.'(Isaiah 25:8)” Then in 8:6-12 there is more tribulation for everyone on the earth, but because of the promises in chapter 7, believers know that they are going to a better place when they die. So this shouldn't scare us, we can use this to show unbelievers that we care about them and don't want them to suffer from the multitude of tribulations and disasters that happens in Revelation. We can show them the amazing promises and rewards that are in Revelation as well. Revelation 14:13 says, “Then I heard a voice from heaven say, 'Write this: Blesses are the dead who die in the Lord from now